[Alpha Biz=(Chicago) Reporter Kim Jisun] Hanwha Aerospace, an aerospace, aerospace and defense company, announced on the 20th that it has signed a contract to supply 235.6 billion won worth of UAM parts with British urban air transport (UAM) company Vertical Aerospace (VA).

Hanwha Aerospace will supply the tilting & blade pitch system to VA by 2036, which is applied to the four-seater VX4, VA's electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL).

The system is a key part of the UAM that transmits motor power to propellers and enables vertical takeoffs and horizontal movement. Currently, VA is developing VX4 with the goal of commercialization in 2026.

 

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